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York County council approves 2025-26 budget after heated debate over recreation tax and program funding
Summary
After hours of debate and multiple amendments, York County Council approved second reading of the fiscal year 2025‑26 operating and capital budget 4–3 and voted to abolish the county Recreation Tax District, prompting a countywide funding change for parks and recreation.
York County Council approved second reading of the county’s fiscal year operating and capital budget on May 19 after a prolonged debate about recreation funding, staffing and county priorities.
The council also voted to abolish the York County Recreation Tax District, removing the 1.5‑mill recreation tax applied only to unincorporated residents and replacing the program with a proposed countywide funding mechanism to be implemented later in the budget process. The ordinance to abolish the special tax district was adopted on second reading at the meeting; council members discussed implementation details and directed staff to work with municipal leaders on an alternative distribution and access plan.
Budget debate focused on whether to retain the 1.5 mills levied on unincorporated properties that had…
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